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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is K. asked to get out of Klamm's sleigh?
(a) Klamm's spectacles.
(b) Cognac.
(c) A music box.
(d) A riding crop.

2. When does K. say he wants to see Klamm?
(a) Whenever Klamm has time in his schedule.
(b) Within the next week.
(c) As soon as possible.
(d) Before he must report to the village authorities.

3. How does the teacher characterize the chairman in the conversation?
(a) Kind, helpful, and generous.
(b) Empty-headed and ignorant.
(c) Bumbling and incompetent.
(d) Mean, bullying, and power-hungry.

4. What does the landlady say about Barnabas' family?
(a) They won't talk to Frieda.
(b) They have a bad reputation.
(c) They are snobs.
(d) They are unfriendly.

5. What is Barnabas' role, according to the letter from K.'s director?
(a) He is a messenger to communicate with the Castle.
(b) He is an assistant to help K. with his work.
(c) He is an overseer to make sure K. is behaving properly.
(d) He is a guard to watch out for K.'s safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does K. go to the Gentlemen's Inn to look for?

2. What is Frieda's job at the taproom?

3. What is the weather like at the beginning of Chapter X?

4. What does K. say about attempts to communicate through intermediaries?

5. What does K. want to do about his assistants?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Castle react to inquiries about K. when he first arrives?

2. What happens when K. first wakes up the morning after meeting Frieda?

3. What does the coachman tell K. about Klamm's arrival at the coach?

4. Who are the people in the house K. stops at on his way toward the Castle?

5. What does K. do to get fuel for a fire?

6. What do Artur and Jeremias know about land surveying?

7. What does Klamm write about K.'s assistants, and how does this compare to the reality of K.'s assistants' roles?

8. What does K. ask Frieda about when he first meets her?

9. What message does K. send through Barnabas to Klamm?

10. What use does Frieda think the position offered to K. might serve?

(see the answer keys)

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